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Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

By Andrew J. Fenady. Based upon the teleplay by Val DeCrow and Andrew J. Fenady.

Product Code: Y22000

Full-length Play

Drama

Cast size: 17m., 8w. (extras, doubling possible).


Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available


Rights and availability

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* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

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Min. Royalty Rate: $110.00/perf

Synopsis

Inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun—and by the timeless editorial response printed on the front page of the Sun. Virginia wondered and wrote: "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?" Ed Mitchell, the Sun's editor, gives the assignment of answering Virginia's letter to Frank Church who, until his wife and baby died last Christmas Eve, was the Sun's best and most dependable reporter. Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus is a play for young and old, magically reaffirming life's highest beauty and joy—"the eternal light with which childhood fills the world."

Notes

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Details

  • Status In stock
  • Type of Show Full-length Play
  • Product Code Y22000
  • Minimum Cast Size 25
  • Pages of Dialogue 60
  • Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
  • Approx. Run Time 90 min
  • Staging Area staging.

Categories

  • Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults | Praise Groups
  • Performing Group Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Senior Theatre | Touring Group | Praise Group | Dinner Theatre
  • Genre Drama
  • ISBN(13) 9780871298751

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Customer Reviews

What a great show! I work at a high school in a small, conservative town. This show was perfect for the community but also provided challenging content for my students. Casting is flexible enough to have a very large cast or a medium sized cast.

Hannah Cummins, Batesville HS, Batesville, Ark.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

If doing this show again, I would take extra care to work transitions. The scene transitions in this show particularly provide great opportunities for movement work.

Hannah Cummins, Batesville HS, Batesville, Ark.

Production Map

Location City State Opens Closes
Valatie Community Theatre Valatie NY 12/12/2025 12/14/2025

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